Air Force & Judicial Watch

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. Judicial Watch is an organization that describes itself as a conservative, non-partisan American educational foundation that promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. According to its mission statement, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in America's public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials do not abuse the powers entrusted to them by the American people.5.0/5

Taxpayers 'Gouged' by Obama's Unnecessary Travel President Obama's Labor Day 2014 weekend trips for fundraising, personal business, and politicking ran up a tab of $1,539,400 in taxpayer-paid transportation expenses. That disclosure comes from U.S. Air Force records obtained by Judicial Watch in response to a Freedom Of Information Act request filed the day after Labor Day. Obama began his Labor Day weekend by flying to Westchester, N.Y., on Friday, August 29. While there he attended two fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee. Later that day he took off for Providence, R.I., for a fundraiser at a private residence, where tickets cost up to $32,400. The event was Obama's ninth fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this year, Judicial Watch noted. The trips to Westchester and Providence cost taxpayers $527,192 for transportation alone. Obama was originally scheduled to fly back to Westchester on Friday night, spend the night there, then return to Washington after attendin ...

01 May 2014 12:24

The travel costs for vacations taken by the First Family and the Bidens have reached over $40 million with the Air Force's revelation that two golf outings by President Obama this year cost $2.9 million, according to the taxpayer watchdog group Judicial Watch. The group said that the Air Force provi…

10 Mar 2014 17:50

The president spent over $7.3 million on just three trips in 2013, including $2.1 million to appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in August, according to new flight documents provided by the Air Force to a public watchdog group. Judicial Watch told Secrets that the sky-high jet travel costs fo...

08 Mar 2014 05:08

Obamas set new record for vacation travel expenses; stonewalled documents finally released March 1, 2014 by Cheryl Carpenter Klimek It took filing a lawsuit, but Judicial Watch discovered Friday that President Obama has set a new record for travel on the taxpayer dime. The conservative watchdog group obtained travel records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force that show the Obamas racked up $7.4 million during just three trips in 2013 – in flight expenses only. The records, revealed Friday, include the Obama family’s Christmas Vacation in Hawaii from Dec. 21, 2012, to Jan. 5, 2013. During that stay, the president took a short break and flew back to Washington to work on a budget deal, then returned for the rest of his vacation. The second trip was in early August, 2013, when Obama flew to California for a private fundraiser with DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, then appeared with Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show.” Later that month, the Obama family vacationed in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Judi ...

19 Feb 2014 07:43

DEAD WITNESSES ON CLINTON'S WATCH DEAD COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DEATHS [Ron Brown] Ron Brown, Former Chairman, DNC; Commerce Secretary died: 5/3/96 - Ron Brown died along with 39 other people when the T-43 (a converted 737 used by the Air Force) carrying the group on a trip to Bosnia crashed while approaching the Dubrovnik airport. On the verge of being indicted and having stated publicly his willingness to make a deal with prosecutors, Ron Brown's death brought to an end his ability to testify. As of this writing, Judicial Watch has petitioned for the investigation into on Brown's dealings to be expanded to include his death. (NOTE: Also belongs under dead fundraisers) Barbara Wise, Commerce Department Staffer died: 11/29/96 - As the scandals continued to swirl around the John Huang, one of Huang's associates, Barbara Wise, was found dead in her locked office on the fourth floor of the Department of Commerce, partially nude (by one report completely nude) and covered with bruises. No cause of death has ever b ...

05 Oct 2013 15:18

Once again, democraqcy fails us. Sued: Pentagon for Mikey Weinstein documents, Anti-Christian Activist Who Compares Evangelicals with Taliban and al-Qaeda Last week I told you about a Judicial Watch lawsuit seeking records from the Obama Defense Department regarding the U.S. Air Force's decision to remove the words "So help me God" from the oath given to USAF inductees. This shocking departure from history and the U.S. Constitution may seem from left field for many of you. But it will make more sense when you learn a little bit about the type of radical atheists who are repeatedly granted an audience with top Pentagon brass. On September 10, 2013, JW filed a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Defense seeking "all records and communications" between the Pentagon and Military Religious Freedom Foundation founder Mikey Weinstein. And who is Mikey Weinstein? Well, to say he is a controversial activist is an understatement ...

26 Aug 2013 22:55

Judicial Watch obtained a copy of this Air Force training manual through FOIA:

30 Jun 2013 14:27

I will say one thing. These people are experts at spending other peoples money. This is just one, of many, examples.This does not include the cost of Air Force One and Air Force ??? (whatever the call sign is for the FLOTUS) flying between Maryland and Copenhagen. Lodging and transportation costs for First Lady Michelle Obama's ill-fated trip to Copenhagen in 2009 to bolster Chicago's bid to host the Olympics were found online as well. The costs for this trip have already garnered some attention after it took the State Department 26 months to respond to a Freedom Of Information Act request by Judicial Watch. While the documentation finally released to Judicial Watch was fairly extensive, it turns out at least some of the information was posted at FBO.GOV as early as November 25, 2009. According to the J&A (Justification and Approval), the estimated cost for 103 rooms at the Scandic Copenhagen hotel was $430,285.70: On January 19, 2010, a contract for the same trip was posted for vehicles & buses provided ...

22 Jun 2013 18:45

PAST FREE VACATIONS AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE!! REVOLUTION PATRIOTS THESE NEGLETS NEED TO BE REINED IN! The watchdog group Judicial Watch has done some good ol’ fashion investigative work and number-crunching and come up with some figures regarding how much Michelle Obama’s summer trip to South Africa cost. Here’s what it found. The group filed a Freedom Of Information Act request “seeking the mission taskings, transportation records, and passenger manifests for Michelle Obama’s Africa trip. It finally got them after filing a lawsuit. It found the U.S. Air Force provided a C-32A aircraft, which is a modified Boeing 757, and that the cost for flying the First Lady and her entourage to and from Africa was $424,142 (34.8 flight hours x $12,188 per hour). In addition, it reports another $928.44 was spent on providing 192 meals for the 21 people who made the trip. So who was part of the entourage? Judicial watch found that the manifest listed them as “senior staff:” WHO ? The Obamas’ children — S ...

22 May 2013 21:24

This should make you SICK - In 2011 Michelle Obama Listed Daughters Malia and Sasha as “Senior Staffers” for $432,142 African Trip First Lady Michelle Obama’s family trip to South Africa and Botswana in June 2011 cost taxpayers well over $424,000, according to new accounting based on Air Force manifests obtained by Judicial Watch, a taxpayer watchdog group. The use of Air Force aircraft alone for the June 21-27 trip cost $424,142, said the group, and that doesn’t include the food, lodging, and ground transportation for the 21 family and staff members. Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 3:23 PM

22 Oct 2012 01:22

I was reading about a lawsuit filed within The Freedom Of Information Act ( Judicial Watch vs U.S. Air Force # 11-1496) concerning the trip Mrs. Obama took last April 21-27, 2011 to South Africa and Botswanna. She took her daughters ( she listed them as "Senior Staff" on the Air Force travel manifast). She also took her mother, her niece and her nephew along. They concluded the visit with a personal safari. The personal cost is estimated to be over $ 424,000. ALL PAID BY US, THE USA TAXPAYERS. Now. Now I'm sure she needed to go to South Africa to promote goodwill for the USA. But did she have to take her daughters (listing them as government employees), her mother, niece, nephew and have us pay for it? They are multi-millionaires and have plenty of money. They even could have called some of their wealthy benefactors (George Soros would have been happy to pay for the "family vacation".) The UBER LIBERAL PRESS was with them on the trip. Should the PRESS have inquired about all the FAMILY MEMBERS joining her ...

23 Jul 2012 19:36

Judicial Watch is suing Michelle Obama trying to get back the millions of taxpayer dollars she has spent on her 14, yes, FOURTEEN lavish vacations, the latest being another $500,000 trip, this one to Africa. Well, I guess the Obama's respect our military in at least ONE way. They use the Air Force to take Michelle on her vacations.

28 Apr 2012 15:46

Much ado has been made the past few weeks about the lavish parties thrown by the GSA, costing U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars in wasteful spending. Judicial Watch has been reviewing documents from the White House and U.S. Air Force and has determined that First Lady Michelle Obama travel costs t...

15 Apr 2012 21:23

Most transparent admin ever? Why is Judicial Watch suing the Air Force to get Michelle Obama's travel records to Spain?